The design team at Urban Pet Haus is asking Moderncat readers to choose the top pet stair design. The design you choose will be put into limited production right away and one lucky winner will be selected to receive a set of stairs.

To enter, leave a comment on this post voting for your top choice. One entry per person, the winner will be chosen in a random drawing on March 1.

#1 – Trace
This design appears to be most stable, as long as the stairs aren’t slippery. My 16 yr. old cat Foxy loves to sleep and snuggle in bed, and needs assistance to climb up there. I have storage boxes stacked next to the bed as makeshift steps, and have longed for a set of stairs such as these for years. Maybe someday my dream will come true.
Dawn & Foxy

At first I thought this would be harder to clean, but I decided the hollow sides would be a great place to stash cat toys. It also looks like the most sturdy version, since some cats like to take a flying run and they could slip (know any clumsy kitties? I do!!) between the steps on some of the other versions.

Obviously a geriatric cat who needs to use the stairs is unlikely to run and pole vault off the steps, but for mixed cat households, the stairs need to be safe for the entire cat family.

Realize the reason I didn’t like this one quite as much as #1 was due to the horizontal graining of the wood, so I would do the vertical grained wood look of #1. Overall, #3 looks a bit sturdier and more stable (as others have mentioned). I think the design should focus first on stability, holding up to abuse from flying cats, then aesthetics.

I hope these are being tested in cat households.

(Please combine comments if possible, not trying to enter the contest twice.)

i love the slant! this is so timely because our dear velvet is 10 and having trouble getting on/off the bed. even if we don’t win, we will definitely purchase this item. i am so relieved to not have to buy the hideous carpeted set!!!!!

Pluisje thinks no. 2 the float is the best. You can sit up & under, and see everything from under, and you can run behind it also and round it also. It’s got style. The ikea stairs with which she is playing now, is nothing compared to this one.

I was torn between 2 and 4, but I think my final decision will be #2, Float. So nice to see some modern, clean looking designs, as opposed to the mammoth higher pile, carpet covered ones. Love that they can be dusted clean!

I like #2 the best but think it should have some sort of tread on it. I foster cats and kittens for a local rescue group and usually have quite an assortment in the house. It seems there is always one in the group who jumps on everything at a dead run!

I like the simplicity of the “Slant” stairs #4 – I think it would be easier to clean, allow the cats to play “through” (which in out house is a good thing), and yet allow high-speed ascents and decents.

I really love number 4…the Slant. It’s sleek and stylish…different than just a set of plain old stairs… and I think my cats would love curling up on the actual stairs too !
Thank you for a wonderful giveaway !!
Cathy